A USB Drive that is a little thicker than a Penny

The thumb drive you see in this video is thicker than the opposable digit of an infant—and yet it can hold up to 2TB of data.

The “Thin Card” drive, built by Taiwanese manufacturer ITRI and revealed at the Display Taiwan trade show, is a USB 3.0 stick with a capacity between 16GB and 2TB. No word on availability yet, thought the company is currently waiting for an international consensus for the USB 3.0 standard. [Netbook News via Slashdot and Gizmodo]

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Jacqueline Tobin

Jacqueline Tobin is the Editor-in-Chief of Rangefinder magazine and the author of Wedding Photography Unveiled: Inspiration and Insight From 20 Top Photographers (Amphoto Books, 2009); and The Luminous Portrait (Amphoto Books, 2012). The second-generation native New Yorker cherishes her Sunday mornings hunkered down with The New York Times, fresh bagels and a great cup of coffee.

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